Polenta, a traditional Italian dish made from cornmeal, is a comforting and versatile grain that can be enjoyed in various ways. When combined with creamy goat cheese and aromatic rosemary, it transforms into a delectable culinary creation. This combination of flavors and textures creates a symphony of taste that will tantalize your palate and leave you craving more. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a home cook looking to impress your guests, this recipe will guide you through the simple steps of creating a flavorful and visually stunning dish that will be the star of your next meal.
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POLENTA WITH GOAT CHEESE AND ROSEMARY
Sam Sifton brought this recipe, from the chef Matthew Kenney, to The Times in 2009. Mr. Kenney had great success in the 1990s with a string of restaurants, and this dish became a dinner party favorite, of sorts, for Brooklynites of a certain time. The ingredients are few, and the technique simple. So do as Sifton suggests: "Get good organic apples that can hold up to heat and the best coarse-ground polenta and thick, creamy goat cheese you can find. Spend the money for Grade A maple syrup and organic pecans. And spend the time to find the candied ginger, which adds a bright, floral taste to the final dish." Serve it with these pork chops, another of Mr. Kenney's dishes.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories dinner, easy, quick, main course
Time 20m
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring the stock to a boil in a large, heavy saucepan over high heat. Whisk in the polenta in a steady stream, then decrease the heat to medium. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, more constantly than you would think possible, until the polenta begins to thicken, approximately 10 minutes. (Keep stirring; otherwise the polenta will boil up and may splatter on your hand.)
- Add the cheese and rosemary and stir for approximately 2 minutes. Stir in the butter, season with salt and pepper to taste and serve. It keeps well on the stove, though it thickens as it rests. If cooking before the chops are done, which is a smart idea, either remove from the heat at a thinner consistency or add a little more stock later.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 391, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 51 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 759 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ROSEMARY POLENTA
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories main-dish
Time 16m
Yield 12 to 18 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat the butter and olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, rosemary, salt, and pepper and saute for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock, half-and-half, and milk and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and slowly sprinkle the cornmeal into the hot milk while stirring constantly with a whisk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for a few minutes, until thickened and bubbly. Off the heat, stir in the Parmesan. Pour into a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan, smooth the top, and refrigerate until firm and cold.
- Cut the chilled polenta into 12 squares, as you would with brownies. Lift each one out with a spatula and cut diagonally into triangles. Dust each triangle lightly in flour. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large saute pan and cook the triangles in batches over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes, turning once, until browned on the outside and heated inside. Add more butter and oil, as needed. Serve immediately.
GOAT CHEESE AND ROSEMARY POLENTA
Make and share this Goat Cheese and Rosemary Polenta recipe from Food.com.
Provided by GoldsmithLissa
Categories Grains
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring stock to boil in large pot over high heat.
- Whisk in polenta in a steady stream and decrease heat to medium.
- Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, constantly until mixture begins to thicken, approximately 10 minutes or till thickened.
- Add cheese and rosemary. Cook 2 minutes.
- Stir in butter and salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove from heat and adjust consistency by thinning with more stock if needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 556.7, Fat 25, SaturatedFat 13.9, Cholesterol 59.7, Sodium 796.2, Carbohydrate 60.8, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 7.2, Protein 23.3
CREAMY POLENTA WITH GOAT CHEESE
Soft goat cheese adds a tang to this otherwise basic polenta.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Vegetables
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring 1 quart of water to a boil in a medium-size saucepan. Add salt and slowly add polenta, in a thin stream, whisking constantly to avoid lumps. Continue whisking until thick and creamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cheeses and butter. Serve immediately.
ROSEMARY BEEF ROAST OVER CHEESY POLENTA
I love beef roast in the slow cooker, and it's fun to pair it with something a little different than potatoes! This is true comfort food. -Elisabeth Larsen, Pleasant Grove, Utah
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 7h20m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Mix rosemary, garlic, 2 teaspoons salt and pepper; rub over meat. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown meat. Transfer meat a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Add broth to skillet; cook 1 minute, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Pour over meat. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 7-9 hours., For polenta, in a large heavy saucepan, bring water, milk and remaining 1 teaspoon salt to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle boil; slowly whisk in cornmeal. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon until polenta is thickened and pulls away cleanly from sides of pan, 15-20 minutes. (Mixture will be very thick.) Remove from heat; stir in Parmesan cheese and butter. Serve with roast. If desired, serve with additional rosemary and Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 471 calories, Fat 25g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 130mg cholesterol, Sodium 1216mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 39g protein.
PAN-FRIED POLENTA WITH CORN, KALE AND GOAT CHEESE
This is a gourmet polenta recipe as it uses kale and goat cheese.
Provided by Candice
Categories Side Dish Grain Side Dish Recipes Polenta Recipes
Time 2h20m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and stir constantly for 1 minute; don't let the garlic brown. Add 3 cups of the water, and bring it to a boil.
- While the water heats, whisk together in a bowl the cornmeal, salt, and 1 cup water to make a smooth mixture.
- When the water in the saucepan comes to a boil, pour the mixture into it. Whisk constantly for 3 minutes to prevent lumps from forming. Turn the heat to low. Cook for 40 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon every 10 minutes. Stir in the corn kernels and cook the polenta 5 minutes more. Stir in the pepper and Parmesan cheese. Pour the polenta into a lightly oiled 8x8 inch pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Chill the polenta in a refrigerator for 1 hour.
- While the polenta is cooling, cut away the stems and center stalks of the kale. Cut the leaves into 3-inch pieces.
- Cut the chilled polenta into 4 large triangles. Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil begins to smoke, carefully add the polenta triangles. Fry the polenta until it is golden brown on the underside, then turn the polenta over and cook it until it is golden brown on the other side. Arrange the polenta on a baking sheet.
- Preheat the broiler on your oven.
- Place the kale and 1/3 cup water into the skillet that was just used to fry the polenta. Cover the skillet and cook the kale over a medium-high heat for 4 minutes.
- Place the tomato slices on top of the polenta triangles. Sprinkle the goat cheese on top of the tomato slices. Broil the polenta until the cheese melts and the tomatoes begin to cook.
- Arrange the kale on a serving platter. Place the hot polenta triangles on top of the kale and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 690 calories, Carbohydrate 88.5 g, Cholesterol 53.3 mg, Fat 31.1 g, Fiber 10.4 g, Protein 23.9 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, Sodium 1250.3 mg, Sugar 6.4 g
CROCK POT POLENTA WITH GOAT CHEESE AND FRESH MOZZARELLA
I love fresh made polenta and I especially love it with goat cheese. This recipe came out of loving polenta but not loving standing over a hot pot of boiling grits...or in short, being lazy. When I first made it I had some left over burrata and goat cheese and this was born.
Provided by MsTeechur
Categories Breakfast
Time 4h10m
Yield 4 Oz servings, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix 2 cups of cold water with ground corn in crock pot so there are no lumps.
- The rest of the water should be hot. Mix that in until there are no lumps.
- Mix in the cheeses until mixed. Don't worry if it isn't melted right away.
- Put the crock pot on high and bake covered. After an hour or so, if you're around, give it a good stir.
- Mine has a four hour high and then goes to warm. I let it go overnight and in the morning it's perfect for a morning dish.
- I then put the leftovers in a Saran Wrap lined bread pan and put in the refrigerator to firm up. It can then be sliced and baked, pan fried, etc. however you love to use polenta. You can also leave out the cheese and increase the cornmeal by about half a cup for a plain polenta, add fresh or dried herbs (Italian herbs, fresh basil, garlic, etc all are amazing) to change things up.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 112.3, Fat 8.4, SaturatedFat 5.2, Cholesterol 23.3, Sodium 521.1, Carbohydrate 5.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.4, Protein 4.5
POLENTA TOASTS WITH GOAT CHEESE AND FRESH THYME
Categories Cheese Herb Appetizer Bake Cocktail Party Vegetarian Goat Cheese Spring Thyme Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes about 50
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Lightly oil 2 baking sheets. Combine 6 cups water and salt in heavy large saucepan. Bring to boil. Gradually add cornmeal, whisking until smooth. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until polenta is thick and creamy, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spoon warm polenta out onto wet work surface. Roll out polenta with wet rolling pin to 1/3-inch thickness. Cool completely. Using wet 1 3/4- to- 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out polenta rounds. Discard polenta scraps. Transfer rounds to baking sheets.
- Lightly brush polenta with oil. Bake polenta 15 minutes. Turn polenta rounds over. Lightly brush with oil and bake until polenta is slightly puffed and pale golden, about 10 minutes longer.
- Spoon goat cheese into pastry bag fitted with large star tip. Transfer polenta rounds to platter. Pipe 1 small rosette in center of each polenta round. Sprinkle with thyme and serve.
Tips:
- Use creamy polenta for a richer flavor and texture.
- Add more or less rosemary depending on your taste.
- Use a good quality goat cheese for the best flavor.
- If you don't have fresh rosemary, you can use dried rosemary, but use half the amount.
- Serve the polenta immediately after cooking, while it is still hot and creamy.
Conclusion:
Polenta with goat cheese and rosemary is a delicious and versatile dish that can be served as a main course or a side dish. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. This dish is a great way to use up leftover polenta, and it is also a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.
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